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19 May 2010
UNV volunteer shoots '8 Goals for Africa' 
Pretoria, South Africa: A UNV volunteer has brought together Africa's top musicians for a high-profile campaign connecting the Millennium Development Goals with the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  Read article
10 May 2010
Bringing Beijing volunteerism to the Shanghai Expo 
Shanghai, China: Lessons learned from the Beijing Olympic volunteers will be on show in Shanghai this year, as more than a million volunteers gather to support the 2010 Expo.  Read article
29 March 2010
West Africa volunteers scheme launched  
Monrovia, Liberia: Some 1,000 youths from across West Africa have marched through the streets of the Liberian capital, Monrovia, to launch a new regional volunteer scheme.

The scheme would see youths spend time helping out in areas such as agriculture, health or education in a different country to their own.

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12 March 2010
UN and partners kick off massive anti-polio drive in West and Central Africa 
United Nations agencies and their partners launched a polio immunization campaign targeting 85 million children under the age of five in 19 countries across West and Central Africa.   Visit site

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11 February 2010
Cashing in on baby boomer plans by Bernard Salt
Melbourne, Australia: One of the stipulations that came through the Monash focus groups time and time again was that boomers didn't just want to volunteer; they wanted meaningful engagement. By this they meant doing something that made a difference and that used (and acknowledged) their skills.  Visit site

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